Consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper
View Patent ↗A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper is disclosed. The tote has a disposable exterior with a main access flap and a pair of core access openings, one at each end. The tote has an interior in which may be located a disposable core. The core aligns with the access openings. In some embodiments there is a gap between the access flap and an adjacent edge of the exterior, when the flap is closed. In preferred embodiments, the core is supported at each end by a molding having a hub which engages the core.
1. A consumer tote for a roll of wallpaper, the tote comprising:
a disposable exterior in which is formed a main access flap and a pair of core access openings; and
the tote having an interior in which is located a disposable core which is aligned with the access openings; wherein,
the access flap is hinged for rotating between an open position allowing user access to the disposable core and a closed position restricting access to a gap formed between the access flap and an adjacent edge of the exterior; the tote further comprising:
a handle which folds flat against the exterior; wherein:
the handle is formed by two similar sub-units which told from a flat position to a cooperating position in which a handle opening in each sub-unit align to form a grip, and
wherein there is formed a gap between the access flap and an adjacent edge of the exterior when the flap is closed; and each sub-unit has an edge which is affixed to the exterior, adjacent to the gap; the sub-units arranged in a mirror image relationship about the gap.
2. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the exterior is formed from a non-metallic textile.
3. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the core is supported at each end by a molding having a hub which engages the core.
4. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
each hub surrounded by a bearing surface which locates the hub in a respective access opening.
5. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 4 , wherein:
the bearing surface makes contact with an inside bottom surface of the disposable exterior when the hub is located in the openings.
6. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 5 , wherein:
the bearing surface is circular and connected to the hub by spokes.
7. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 3 , wherein:
at least one hub has an external coupling for engaging a rotating winding spindle.
8. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 7 , wherein;
the coupling comprises a ring of teeth.
9. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:
one of the access openings exposes a coupling formed on a hub which carries the core; and
a visible marker is located on the exterior for indicating the location of the coupling.
10. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the exterior is dimensioned to fit between the loading spindles of a wallpaper printing machine.
11. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the exterior further comprises a viewing window.
12. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the exterior is adapted to hold about 50 meters of wallpaper wound onto a core.
13. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the adjacent edge includes a return lip.
14. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 1 , wherein:
the core is supported at each end by a molding having a hub which engages the core.
15. A consumer tote as claimed in claim 14 , wherein:
each hub surrounded by a bearing surface which locates the hub in a respective access opening.